Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 1994 (SCI-Expanded)
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using Tc-99m-bicisate and N-isopropyl-p-[I-123]iodoamphetamine ([I-123]IMP) was compared in 25 patients suffering cerebral ischemia during the subacute phase (7-14 days) of stroke. Patients were classified as cortical strokes (15) and subcortical strokes (10) according to clinical and CT data. Images were analyzed by five independent blinded observers. Then, using a crossmatching method between normal and abnormal brain areas, we evaluated the sensitivity and specificity for Tc-99m-bicisate and [I-123]IMP and inter- and intraobserver reproducibility. A semiquantitative analysis was performed to compare abnormal hypoactive areas versus the corresponding contralateral areas for Tc-99m-bicisate and [I-123]IMP in the two patient groups. There was no significant difference for sensitivity and specificity between Tc-99m-bicisate and [I-123]IMP. Matching was similar to 90% in the two groups. The K-concordance index was satisfactory and slightly better for Tc-99m-bicisate (0.485) than for [I-123]IMP (0.435). Level of hypoactivity in the abnormal areas was significantly higher for Tc-99m-bicisate (p < 0.03, n = 25) than for [I-123]IMP, especially for cortical strokes. This comparative study demonstrates that Tc-99m-bicisate is a very useful tracer for the detection of focal cerebral ischemia by SPECT during the subacute phase of stroke.